NJProghouse Presents

We just received some bad news from Michele Sambrici from Il Paradiso degli Orchi

” I am so sorry,
today in Milan the USA consulate rejected our VISA and we can’t enter into US for two years.
They denied that we are amateur musicians despite all our documentation.
Actually we have no chance to enter in USA.
I’m sorry for that, one day we hope to find a way to remedy.”

Unfortunately, this means that both Il Paradiso degli Orchi & Fabio Zuffanti will not be able to grace our stage later this month. We will issue refunds to all ticket holders within 24 hours.

FROGG CAFE

Frogg Cafe is a 5 piece original rock band from the New York metropolitan area making music that incorporates elements of Zappa-esque progressive rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. Frogg Cafés music is also peppered with an appealing variety of other flavors including latin music, bluegrass, modern chamber music and avant-garde/experimental. Their energetic live shows feature extended flights of group improvisation that draw grins from any hardcore prog fan.

Discography includes six albums within a seventh due out summer 2017. Amongst them a double-disc live release and a full length improvisational album. Most recent studio album, Bateless Edge (2010) represents a collection of seventy-four minutes of music, full of complex arrangements in several different progressive rock styles. Past discography includes: Frogg Cafe (2001), re-mastered with a live bonus track; Noodles (2002) an improvisational album which captures a snippet of a four-hour jam session in the studio; the melodic and heavily Zappa and early Genesis-influenced Creatures (2003); Fortunate Observer of Time (2005); and live double-disc The Safenzee Diaries (2007), which features fourteen songs and over two hours of live music spanning from 2004-2006. Safenzee captures a band that is internationally renowned for live performances at their absolute best, in a virtuoso display of showmanship.

BRETT KULL

Brett Kull is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer, and engineerfrom the United States. He is best known for being a founding member of the band Echolyn, and long standing member of Grey Eye Glances. Brett is also an adjunct college instructor sharing his love for audio engineering and sound design.

Trio Of Madness

From the farthest reaches of space and time, beyond casual music appreciation, a galactic sound known as Trio of Madness has emerged.

Actually, Trio of Madness has been infiltrating the global music scene for years, enlightening as well as sometimes confusing the minds of music lovers with their strange blend of psychedelic/surf/progressive/space rock.

Trios members bring their own individual style and sound, each having been influenced by a wide variety of disciplines including music (hard rock, classical and world music) surrealism, humor and a touch of the paranormal.Known for their unique grooving time signatures and visual stage effects, the band has made it their mission to give you a mind-blowing, toe-tapping experience, while at the same time putting a smile on your face.Trio of Madness came into existence one fateful day at a NJ rehearsal studio, when longtime friends, Nick Charles (guitar), Liz Gonzalez (bass/vocals/violin) and Mike Wojik (drums/random noises/vocals) decided to jam on some acoustic instrumental ideas.

Trios Liz recounts, Mike also invited a musician friend down to try out on vocals. Halfway through practice, the vocalist excused himself to use the bathroom, and was never seen again. It was at that moment we realized our fate..this band was meant to be primarily instrumental.

Over the years, the bands sound has grown, transforming into a heavier, more complex, electrified version of themselves. Their upco ming release Lost Time, a nod to either the UFO enigma or the time between Trio albums, also features vocals on a number of tracks, including guest vocals from fellow label mates A Halo Called Freds own Geverend. Recorded and mixed by Anthony Kroposky (A Halo Called Fred/Little Dipper) at Fish On Fire Studios, East Stroudsburg, PA and mastered by Carmen Venderosa of Woodrock Studi os, Raritan, NJ. Lost Times 14 tracks celebrates Trio of Madness musical creativity, and above all, the fun and joy the band feels when writing and performing their own unique blend of original music.

Lost Time will be performed in its entirety at the albums release parties on Saturday, March 18 at Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ and Sunday, March 19 at John & Peters, 96 S. Main St, New Hope, PA. Lost Time will be available for download at LumpNLoaf Records and online retailers on Tuesday, March 21.

Due out this fall is GUILTY OF INNOCENCE Joes 8th album & Stratospheerius 5th.

The band’s electric violin-driven progressive hard rock incorporates elements of metal, funk, jazz, and Middle Eastern music. Stratospheerius has played at colleges, festivals, and clubs throughout the US, opening for Martin Barre, Tim Reynolds, Mike Stern Mickey Hart, and John Scofield. The group was a winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and the Musician’s Atlas Independent Music Awards.

Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin, because of his innovative style on acoustic and electric seven-string violin. In an article Seven Reasons to to See Joe Deninzon, writer Peter Chakarian states that Joes both improvisational in performance and in where his career has taken him. A musician who transcends many genres, Joe has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Les Paul, Phoebe Snow, Aretha Franklin, and Ritchie Blackmore, and performed for President Clinton. He can be heard on over 100 recordings and jingles as a violinist and string arranger.

Mel Bay books has published his book/CD/DVD “PLUGGING IN: A Guide To Gear and New Techniques for the 21st Century Violinist.” In 2015 Joe debuted Dream Diary: Concerto for Seven-String Electric Violin and Orchestra with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and world renown violinist Rachel Barton Pine debuted Joes composition The Electric Lake of Soul at Interlochen Music Festival. Joe is a 14-time BMI Jazz Composers grant recipient and winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

He has taught rock violin at Mark OConnors String Camp and teaches at Mark Woods Rock Orchestra Camp, and has made repeated appearances performing with harmonica legend Robert Bonfiglio at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where Joe co-founded the Grand Canyon School of Rock in 2006, an annual program for local high school students. He also has been involved in the Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project (NACAP), which won the President’s award from the National Endowment for the Arts. He continues to travel throughout the world as an on-demand clinician and performer.http://www.stratospheerius.com/

Mike Keneally (guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist) has been playing with Joe Travers (drums) and Bryan Beller (bass) since 1993, when they were members of the Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa band Z. Throughout the 90s, as Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins, they played frequently on the West Coast in support of Keneally’s solo albums hat., Boil That Dust Speck and Sluggo! Although Keneally has worked with countless brilliant musicians throughout his solo career, fans have long held a special appreciation for the high energy, humor, camaraderie and virtuosity of the Keneally/Beller/Travers triumvirate. They will be playing music covering the gamut of Keneally’s career, from those classic 90s releases all the way up to the brand new Scambot 2.

Mike Keneally has played with Frank Zappa, Steve Vai and many others, in addition to his long-standing solo career. He and Bryan Beller currently play together in Joe Satriani’s band, and have toured extensively in the metal band Dethklok. Beller is also a member of the instrumental juggernaut The Aristocrats. Joe Travers, in addition to past drumming duties with Zappa Plays Zappa and Duran Duran, has held the position of Vaultmeister for the Zappa Family Trust since the 90s, exhuming unreleased Frank Zappa tapes for release to the public. http://www.keneally.com

Teddy Kumpel LOOPestra
The LOOPestra lineup will be Teddy Kumpel on guitar, Bryan Beller on bass, and Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) on drums.

Punk jazz? Blues prog? EDM jam band? Eclectic is Teddy Kumpels middle name, but that didnt stop him from inventing a new kind of music. LOOPestra showcases his on-the-fly song productions and singular musical voice. With live looping technology and clever use of modern guitar efx that swirl around the room, Teddy carries listeners to edge of the cliff and delivers them to brilliantly orchestrated, humorous songs in a way that will make you think there are five other musicians backstage even though you only see three. If Jackson Pollock were a guitar player, he would play like Kumpel, throwing licks against the wall to see if theyll stick. Teddy tours with Joe Jackson, played on a Grammy winning album, has produced award winning projects, and hosts NYCs top musicians in LOOPestras rotating cast. Adept at all aspects of music creation and production, Teddys musical wizardry leaves his audiences in disbelief and begging for more. http://www.teddyjam.com

Doug Lunn, a very sweet human being and excellent musician, died this morning. I received this sad news from Gregg Bendian a few minutes ago. I’ve known Doug since the New Music Monday-Alligator Lounge days in the early 90s. The last time Doug and I played together was for Gregg‘s birthday concert at the Baked Potato a few years ago.

May the bodhisattvas greet Doug with open arms and give him refuge. May he be free from suffering and confusion. May the bodhisattvas also bring peace and comfort to Doug’s family and all who love him. Om Mani Padme Hum.

Having met through the Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp in 2011, bassists Julie Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio) and Marco Machera started collaborating in April 2014 to play a short run of shows in Tuscany, after Julie’s European tour with The Crimson ProjeKCt. Very spontaneously, new songs were written during a few days of rehearsals. The impromptu bass duets ended up being so satisfying and well-received that Julie and Marco eventually decided to write and record more material together, eventually giving the project a name: EchoTest. The group’s live shows and albums feature many fascinating and legendary local and international artists (Pat Mastelotto, Tim Motzer, Zach LoPresti, Ali Wadsworth, Ian Gray, and Greg Rosen).

The sound they create is not quite what one would expect from a couple of traditionally low end instruments; it’s a reinvention of the role of solo electric bass and brilliantly displays the songwriting abilities of the duo… a captivating combination of loop music, ambient soundscapes and interlocking bass patterns, always melodic yet aggressive and edgy at times.

According to Guitar Player Magazine, Jane Getter is
” the fieriest fretboarding female ever to strap on a Stratocaster.
She has played with many jazz and rock greats while garnering increasing recognition as a bandleader, gifted writer and instrumentalist.”

She has performed and recorded with many music icons, including legendary jazz/blues organist Brother Jack McDuff, Return To Forever drummer Lenny White, vocalist Ursala Dudziak, as well as Jaimoe (of the Allman Brothers), Michal Urbaniak, Kenny Garrett, Regina Carter, Headhunters drummer Mike Clark, The Roots The Jam and many others. She also played in The Saturday Night Live Band.

Jane Getters fourth album ON was released Oct 2, 2015 on Madfish Music, a division of Snapper Music and was submitted for a Grammy nomination 2016. Previous albums include three (2012) on Alternity Records, which was also submitted for a Grammy nomination in 2013. Her second release See Jane Run, (2005) on Alternity Records and her first album Jane (1999) was released on Lipstick Records.

Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the Edensong / Infinite Spectrum show originally scheduled for November 10, 2016 has been postponed.
We are working on rescheduling this show for a date in the Spring of 2017..

Edensong is a progressive rock quintet from New York City. The band’s self-released 2008 debut “the Fruit Fallen” was hailed as a “masterpiece” by critics, and helped to pave the way for live shows and notable festival appearances throughout North America, including Progday in North Carolina, Three Rivers Progressive Rock Festival in Pittsburgh, PA, and Festival Terra Incognita in Quebec City, where Edensong shared the stage with acts ranging from Ozric Tentancles to Kings X to Discipline. While the current lineup of the band wasn’t crystallized until 2009, Edensong’s roots reach back 20 years to Echoes of Eden, a progressive metal band comprised of three of Edensong’s core members.

For their 2016 followup, “Years in the Garden of Years,” a concept album released on September 30th through Laser’s Edge, Edensong further explores the intricately composed eclectic orchestral rock style of their debut, and infuse it with the energy and sheer power of their earlier music. Whereas “the Fruit Fallen” was the creative voice of singer/guitarist James Byron Schoen, “Years in the Garden of Years” was composed more collaboratively by the full band, and the diverse musical contributions and influences can be heard across the record, from metal to symphonic, atonal to melodic, acoustic to electronic, meticulously structured to fully improvised.

At over 70 minutes of new music, “Years in the Garden of Years” is even more ambitious than it’s predecessor, and will be sure to appeal to fans of both metal and classic progressive rock. The concept album features an extended song cycle on themes of time, each song a different scale and perspective. Given its subject, it therefore seems fitting that this project took the band over five years in the studio to complete. The melodies are more memorable, the riffs more powerful, the flute playing more inventive and propulsive. The songs prominently feature immersive new textures, from lush keyboard and orchestral arrangements to esoteric percussion from around the world, such as hang drum and Balinese gamelan. “Years in the Garden of Years” is mastered with audiophile precision by Grammy winning engineer Bob Katz, and the deluxe CD release features stunning original cover art and booklet illustrations from beloved surrealist painter Dan May.

Edensong has recently made a return to live performances, with a successful album launch in NYC on Oct 2, and has many more shows in the works. The band is very excited to be making a return to Roxy and Duke’s on Nov 10th with a brand new set.

New York City-based progressive metal band Infinite Spectrum has garnered rave notices and struck a chord with prog rock fans the world over. Closing a three-year gap since their acclaimed 2013 debut album, Misguided, INFINITE SPECTRUM’s Sensory Records debut, Haunter Of The Dark is a full-length concept recording based on the short story by master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft, with the band bringing the famed short story to life through ambitious compositions featuring an abundance of dynamic, virtuosic playing, and powerful, melodic vocals. Re-teaming with Grammy award-winning engineer Chris Theis to capture their signature sound, with Haunter Of The Dark, INFINITE SPECTRUM has created a remarkable sonic journey for fans of prog both old and new. Combining theatrical elements with the progressive metal genre, the band has crafted their own brand of musical storytelling, which includes elements of radio-style drama for a uniquely cinematic listening experience. The music of INFINITE SPECTRUM is eclectic, innovative, and experimental in nature. Their current line-up features Will Severin (vocals), Alex Raykin (guitar), Alex Repetti (bass), Greg Schwab (drums), and Katie Pachnos (keys).

Punk jazz? Blues prog? EDM jam band? Eclectic is Teddy Kumpel’s middle name, but that didn’t stop him from inventing a new kind of music. LOOPestra showcases his on-the-fly song productions and singular musical voice. With live looping technology and clever use of modern guitar efx that swirl around the room, Teddy carries listeners to edge of the cliff and delivers them to brilliantly orchestrated, humorous songs in a way that will make you think there are five other musicians backstage even though you only see three. If Jackson Pollock were a guitar player, he would play like Kumpel, throwing licks against the wall to see if they’ll stick. Teddy tours with Joe Jackson, played on a Grammy winning album, has produced award winning projects, and hosts NYC’s top musicians in LOOPestra’s rotating cast. Adept at all aspects of music creation and production, Teddy’s musical wizardry leaves his audiences in disbelief and begging for more.

Despite what the multi layered sound might tell you, everything you hear from the Teddy Kumpel LOOPestra on stage is played live. With innovative use of looping technology and his vast experience mangling vintage and modern sounds Teddy effortlessly creates myriad textures that make you think there must be a whole slew of musicians hiding backstage. A veritable funkdafied

Call him what you want, but one thing is certain this cat is bad-ass and busy. Not to be tied down to any one identity for too long, Chris Buono is perpetually morphing his chameleon-like media profile making it nearly impossible to pigeon-hole his artistic output into a singular category. With a guitar in hand and a slew of gadgets within arms reach, Chris Buono infiltrates the modern world of guitar from all directions and shows no signs of slowing down.

Bob Lanzettihttps://www.pigtronix.com/artists/bob-lanzetti/
Bob Lanzetti is a two time Grammy Award winning Brooklyn, NY based professional guitarist, composer, and educator. He has performed and recorded with many artists throughout the NYC area as well as performed in over 40 countries with the jazz/funk collective Snarky Puppy.

Bob attended the University of North Texas where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies. In addition to his studies he was fortunate enough to get involved in the thriving R&B and Gospel music scene in the DFW area as well as meet the musicians who would go on to form the core of Snarky Puppy.

Since 2006 Bob has been residing in Brooklyn, NY. There he has become an in demand session guitarist performing and recording with many artists in virtually all styles of music from Peruvian Pop to free-jazz. He has performed solo improvised music for yoga and dance classes as well as provided the score for Motor, a choreographed dance film that has been accepted to be presented at the Dance Film Festival at Triskelion Arts. Recently, along with fellow Brooklyn musicians Steve Jenkins (Screaming Headless Torsos, Vernon Reid) and Devin Collins (Elliot Moss), Bob formed Red Eyed Sinatra.

A fusion/power trio group performing original compositions from all three members. Bob is currently writing and recording music for his debut record set to be released late 2016.